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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 (Topical Term)
Used for/see from:
- Diabetes Mellitus, Adult-Onset
- Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis-Resistant
- Diabetes Mellitus, Maturity-Onset
- Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent
- Diabetes Mellitus, Slow-Onset
- Diabetes Mellitus, Stable
- Maturity-Onset Diabetes Mellitus
- MODY
- NIDDM
- n: Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus
- n: Diabetes Mellitus, Adult Onset
- n: Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis Resistant
- n: Diabetes Mellitus, Maturity Onset
- n: Diabetes Mellitus, Non Insulin Dependent
- n: Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin Dependent
- n: Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent
- n: Diabetes Mellitus, Slow Onset
- n: Diabetes Mellitus, Type II
- n: Ketosis-Resistant Diabetes Mellitus
- n: Maturity Onset Diabetes Mellitus
- n: Maturity-Onset Diabetes
- n: Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
- n: Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
- n: Slow-Onset Diabetes Mellitus
- n: Stable Diabetes Mellitus
- n: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
See also:
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
2005 (1984)